study terms 1

Question 1

Demagouge

Answer 1

a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power

Question 2

Effrontery

Answer 2

a shameless boldness

Question 3

Prodigious

Answer 3

causing amazement or wonder

Question 4

Guile

Answer 4

a sly or cunning intelligence

Question 5

Putative

Answer 5

generally considered or reputed to be

Question 6

Ostentation

Answer 6

pretentious and vulgar display, especially of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice.

Question 7

Espouse

Answer 7

to adopt or support (as a belief or way of life)

Question 8

Malaise

Answer 8

a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify.

Question 9

Precedent

Answer 9

an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances.

Question 10

Osmosis

Answer 10

the process of gradual or unconscious assimilation of ideas, knowledge, etc.

Question 11

Specious

Answer 11

superficially plausible, but actually wrong.

Question 12

Ecclesiastical

Answer 12

relating to the Christian Church or its clergy.

Question 13

Anathema

Answer 13

something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.

Question 14

Paradigm

Answer 14

a typical example or pattern of something; a model.